Iran Enriched Uranium to 84 Percent—But Can It Make a Nuclear Bomb?

Feb 20, 2023
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Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson

Simon Henderson is the Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

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The new reported level is well beyond most people’s “red line” and will likely draw much attention at the IAEA's March meeting.

Iran appears to have made a new and worrying advance in its nuclear program. Bloomberg reported on Sunday that it has reached the level of 84 percent enriched uranium, a significant advance on the 60 percent previously announced. The magic number needed for making an atomic bomb is 90 percent...

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